# 僑

| 僑 | U+50D1, &#20689; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50D1 |
| ← 僐 [U+50D0] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 僒 → [U+50D2] |

## Translingual
### Han character

僑 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人竹大月 (OHKB), four-corner 2222$_7$, composition ⿰亻喬)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 116, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1088
* Dae Jaweon: page 247, character 24
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 220, character 4
* Unihan data for U+50D1

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 僑 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| Small seal scripts05702Transcribed ancient scriptsL32241L32242L32243L32244L07904L07905L07906L07907 ||
| References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script). ||
| | Old Chinese |
| 驕 | *krew |
| 嬌 | *krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
| 憍 | *krew, *kʰrew |
| 穚 | *krew |
| 鷮 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 蕎 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 喬 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 簥 | *krew |
| 撟 | *krew, *krewʔ |
| 矯 | *krewʔ |
| 鱎 | *krewʔ |
| 敽 | *krewʔ |
| 蟜 | *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
| 譑 | *krewʔ, *kʰews |
| 蹻 | *krewʔ, *kʰew, *ɡrew, *kewɢ, *ɡewɢ |
| 繑 | *kʰew |
| 鞽 | *kʰrew |
| 趫 | *kʰrew, *ɡrew |
| 嘺 | *ɡew |
| 橋 | *ɡrew |
| 僑 | *ɡrew |
| 鐈 | *ɡrew |
| 毊 | *ɡrew, *qʰrew |
| 轎 | *ɡrew, *ɡrews |
| 嶠 | *ɡrews |
| 獢 | *qʰrew |
| 屩 | *kewɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡrew) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qiáo (qiao$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чё (či͡o, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kiu$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): kiau$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khièu
* Eastern Min (BUC): gièu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kiâu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kiao$^5$ / kiou$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$jiau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiáo
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciáo
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiao$^2$
*** Yale: chyáu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyau
*** Palladius: цяо (cjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чё (či͡o, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiɔː²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kiu$^4$
*** Yale: kìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kiu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiːu̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: kiau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiau²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khièu
*** Hakka Romanization System: kieu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kieu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯eu̯¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gièu
*** Sinological IPA : /kieu⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiâu
*** Tâi-lô: kiâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiaau
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiau¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiau²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei): /kiau²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kiao$^5$ / kiou$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khiâu / khiôu
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰiau⁵⁵/, /kʰiou⁵⁵/
* kiao5 - Shantou;
* kiou5 - Chaozhou.
* Middle Chinese: gjew
Rime :
| Character | 僑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 宵 (92) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 巨嬌切 |
| Baxter | gjew |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɡˠiᴇu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɡᵚiɛu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɡiæu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /giaw/ |
| Li Rong | /ɡjɛu/ |
| Wang Li | /ɡĭɛu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /gi̯ɛu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiáo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | kiu$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡrew/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 僑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 10352 |
| Phonetic component | 喬 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 喬 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡrew/ |

### Definitions

僑
* to reside abroad; to sojourn; to lodge
* people residing abroad
    僑批／侨批 [Hokkien] ― kiâu-phoe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― letter from relatives abroad
* (historical) related to refugees who escaped Xianbei rule in the Sixteen Kingdoms period and resettled in areas still controlled by the Eastern Jin government
* diaspora
    華僑／华侨 ― huáqiáo ― overseas Chinese
    日僑／日侨 ― rìqiáo ― overseas Japanese

### Compounds

* 三僑 / 三侨
* 僑人 / 侨人
* 僑務 / 侨务 (qiáowù)
* 僑匯 / 侨汇 (qiáohuì)
* 僑區 / 侨区
* 僑商 / 侨商 (qiáoshāng)
* 僑團 / 侨团
* 僑報 / 侨报
* 僑委會 / 侨委会
* 僑寓 / 侨寓 (qiáoyù)
* 僑居 / 侨居 (qiáojū)
* 僑屬 / 侨属
* 僑巴兒 / 侨巴儿
* 僑批 / 侨批 (qiáopī)
* 僑札 / 侨札
* 僑民 / 侨民 (qiáomín)
* 僑港 / 侨港 (Qiáogǎng)
* 僑滙 / 侨滙
* 僑生 / 侨生 (qiáoshēng)
* 僑眷 / 侨眷 (qiáojuàn)
* 僑社 / 侨社
* 僑置 / 侨置
* 僑胞 / 侨胞 (qiáobāo)
* 僑資 / 侨资
* 僑軍 / 侨军
* 僑辦 / 侨办 (Qiáobàn)
* 僑選代表 / 侨选代表
* 僑鄉 / 侨乡 (qiáoxiāng)
* 僑陳如 / 侨陈如 (Qiáochénrú)
* 僑領 / 侨领 (qiáolǐng)
* 同僑 / 同侨 (tóngqiáo)
* 外僑 / 外侨 (wàiqiáo)
* 外僑居留 / 外侨居留
* 撤僑 / 撤侨 (chèqiáo)
* 歸僑 / 归侨 (guīqiáo)
* 田僑 / 田侨
* 田僑仔 / 田侨仔
* 花僑 / 花侨 (Huāqiáo)
* 華僑 / 华侨 (huáqiáo, “overseas Chinese”)
* 華僑條款 / 华侨条款
* 越僑 / 越侨 (yuèqiáo)
* 難僑 / 难侨 (nànqiáo)

### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: kiều (僑)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* person residing abroad

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぎょう (gyō)
* Kan-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kun: たかい (takai)

#### Compounds

* 印僑(いんきょう) (inkyō)
* 越僑(えっきょう) (ekkyō)
* 華僑(かきょう) (kakyō)
* 僑居(きょうきょ) (kyōkyo)
* 僑寓(きょうぐう) (kyōgū)
* 僑士(きょうし) (kyōshi)
* 公孫僑(こうそんきょう) (kōsonkyō)
* 新華僑(しんかきょう) (shinkakyō)
* 日僑(にっきょう) (nikkyō)
* 老華僑(ろうかきょう) (rōkakyō)
* 和僑(わきょう) (wakyō)

## Korean
### Hanja

僑 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Compounds

* 교거 (僑居, gyogeo)
* 교군 (僑軍, gyogun)
* 교민 (僑民, gyomin)
* 교우 (僑寓, gyou)
* 교인 (僑人, gyoin)
* 교접 (僑接, gyojeop)
* 교중 (僑中, gyojung)
* 교체 (僑體, gyoche)
* 교포 (僑胞, gyopo)
* 한교 (韓僑, han'gyo)
* 화교 (華僑, hwagyo)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

僑: Hán Việt readings: kiều
僑: Nôm readings: quều
* (literary) a person who takes up residence in a foreign country

#### Compounds

* 僑匯 (kiều hối)
* 僑居 (kiều cư)
* 僑民 (kiều dân)
* 僑胞 (kiều bào)
* 僑軍 (kiều quân)
* 外僑 (ngoại kiều)
* 華僑 (Hoa kiều)
* 越僑 (Việt kiều)